Remember to use adults learning principles in planning your field day. Adults learn differently from children, therefore teaching techniques need to differ from those used in many schools and ...

With much emphasis on local products, this is a great time to venture into the value added business with delicious artisan foods and products that build on your family’s legacy! A change in the ...

The UC Master Gardener Program believes that gardening is not just about growing plants, but about cultivating healthier lives, stronger communities, and a more sustainable world. Our mission centers ...

Livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs) must be harvested at a USDA facility and cut & wrapped at a USDA facility in order to sell that meat yourself. The other option is to sell the livestock to a ...

These two-page fact sheets are designed for children and provide growing information regarding plants, interesting or fun facts, nutrition information, and ways to use plants in healthy recipes, as ...

Transplant tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant into the garden. Indeterminate tomatoes can grow to six feet tall and will need support. When purchasing nursery plants, watch for these indicators of weak ...

Butte County’s Mediterranean climate in summer consists of drought, long hot days and warm nights. Summer’s bounty includes flowers and mature fruits, and fresh produce from backyard gardens. Hillside ...

In autumn, night arrives earlier and hot summer temperatures begin to drop. In our Butte County Mediterranean climate, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, although warm temperatures can ...

Rain returns during winter; in our Mediterranean climate most of the annual rainfall occurs in the winter and early spring. Winter can be a time of rest and renewal for gardeners as well as their ...

No matter what kind of operation you run, writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the farm chores you do can help you avoid and manage risk and improve the efficiency of your operation. The ...

Oversight of club activities to ensure that all of the members of your club have access to a variety of learning experiences. Being a key contact for your club to receive and share updates and ...

4-H Members serve as Club Officers through an election process based on the club's constitution and bylaws. The 4-H Club Officer team works under the guidance of the Club Leader and/or Officer's ...